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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stranger in the Village.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Baldwin give for not believing that ex-GIs traveled to Paris to study?
(a) Because ex-GIs rarely attended their courses.
(b) Because ex-GIs did not like in the student colony.
(c) Because the ex-GIs could study the same things in the United States.
(d) Because ex-GIs went to Paris for the culture.

2. What two big name magazines, popular in the African American community in the 1940s, are mentioned in the chapter entitled The Harlem Ghetto?
(a) Ebony and Our World.
(b) Essence and Jet.
(c) Ebony and Jet.
(d) Ebony and Essence.

3. Where was Baldwin's father born?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Harlem.

4. How long had Baldwin been gone from home when his father passed away?
(a) More than 2 years.
(b) Less than a year.
(c) One year.
(d) A little over a year.

5. Where did Baldwin go after his father's funeral to celebrate his birthday?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Downtown.
(d) Atlantic City.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many people live in the Swiss village that Baldwin visits?

2. What has made some changes in the face of the Negro?

3. Who played the lead role of Carmen in the film Carmen Jones?

4. In the chapter, A Question of Identity, how does Baldwin learn about his struggle for identity in the world?

5. How does Baldwin describe the American Ideal?

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